May DJI SPARK tell us anything about phantom 5 or Mavic 2?
Just as drones become popular as a hobby and start to become something most familiar with, and the technology makes it relatively easy and inexpensive to fly and record drone videos and photos, DJI has launched their DJI kicks.
With Kick DJI focuses on a whole new audience: families, beginners, selfie enthusiasts and those just generally interested in technology.
Many of the challenges that previously were as first-time buyers of a drone are gone. Unlike the true many professional drones on the market, DJI kicks are relatively inexpensive, mobile, safe, intuitive and easy to fly. The image quality is of course not to compare with the more expensive drones but for most hobby users it is workable.
Spark, meanwhile, will still be interesting for the more experienced users of DJI drones. Many drone pilots who have a Phantom or Mavic will probably be interested in flying a Spark, while those who buy it as their first drone will be fascinated by the ease of use of the small drone.
What tells DJI kick us about an upcoming Phantom 5 or Mavic 2?
The question is what features from Spark can we expect to see in the more expensive drones in the future? In many technology companies, new technology tends to be passed on to the next generation of product line. Then we'll see Spark's user-friendly technology in the next DJI Phantom 5 or Mavic?
Here are few things that can be expected to be integrated into new drones in the future.
SPARK's 3d Vision Technology
We don't know so much about Spark's sensor technology, especially it is not known how it differs for the Mavic Pro's Obstacle Avoidance system.
If you look at DJI's Specifications Comparison, it seems that the 3d sensing system is used both to see obstacles with soft reflective surfaces, such as facades, people and trees, and allows the pilot to use the new "Shallow Focus" mode. The technology may also be what makes it possible to use gestures to control the drone and to make facial recognition.
Kicks will automatically see obstacles up to 5 m in front of them, while the 3D sensor system allows to record focus with a small depth of field (high aperture).
If you look at a photo of Kicks and Mavic Side by side it is easy to imagine that the 3D sensor system can be transferred to a Mavic 2.
In addition, Phantom 4 Pro's rear Obstacle Avoidance sensors should be expected to come on any Phantom 5 and Mavic 2.
The hand controls the drone
It is natural for us to use our hands to communicate and operate machines. DJI Spark's ability to be guided with your hand gestures is here to stay and should not be difficult to carry on in the next generation of Mavic or Phantom.
Whether professional users will use them to the same extent as hobby users who take selfies are more doubtful.
In addition, there is "FaceAware, which allows to facilitate from your hand after your face is scanned and recorded. Although it will be difficult with larger drones – with associated longer propellers – it is not inconceivable that the same technology is integrated in some form or another. However, it is difficult to imagine that this could be done safely.
A new series of one-Touch Flight modes
One of the areas where Kicks Differs. Although a separate remote can be purchased for Spark for manual flight, it seems that the majority of users will be satisfied with using their smartphone as a remote.
Spark has a number of one-Touch flight modes that make it easy to make good recordings. This includes, among other things:
- Rocket: Fly straight up with the camera pointing downwards
- Dronie: Fly backward and upward, with the camera focused on an object
- Circle: Fly in a perfect circle around an object
- Helix: Flvy up in a spiral movement
There is no reason to believe that all these flight modes should come as standard with a new Phantom 5 or Mavic 2.
Available in several colours
When a product becomes popular, people often want to stand out from the crowd and care about how it looks.
One thing Kicks offer is the option to buy it in a variety of colors. It may not sound like a big deal, but it is an essential part of the Spark drones that they can be available in several colors so you can choose the look you like best.
It will be natural that something similar will be possible with new drones from DJI in the future. Professional users are probably rather indifferent – only it is available in black – but it's nice that the opportunity is there.
It should be mentioned that our sources tell us that there are Not coming a new Phantom edition (Phantom 5), but that DJI will focus in the future on building new models MAVIC Model. Time will tell if it's correct.
